Reviews + Articles
A Stranger Here Below by Charles Fergus
It’s always interesting to read other reviews after I’ve reviewed a book for a journal. While I was fascinated by Charles Fergus’ A Stranger Here Below, other journals found it slow going and did not recommend it. I have to admit my family...
Gallows View by Peter Robinson
I thought I’d never read one of Peter Robinson’s Alan Banks police procedurals when I picked up Gallows View. However, I quickly had that vague feeling of familiarity when I started the book. Even so, I reread the first in the series because I wanted...
Winners and February Thrillers
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Bill A. from Madison, IN won The Vanishing Man, and Glen D. of Yuba City, CA won The Killer Collective. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away books that just came out last...
What Are You Reading?
Confession time. I’m reading two books right now, but can’t tell you what they are because I’m reviewing them for LJ. I can say, though, that one is a story collection, and it’s going to Jeff after I finish and review it. When I was looking...
Chocolate a la Murder by Kirsten Weiss
When I reviewed Kirsten Weiss’ Deja Moo (http://bit.ly/2FB8kQe), I mentioned the interesting characters and setting. Maddie Kosloski, owner of the paranormal museum in San Benedetto, California is back in Weiss’ Chocolate a la Murder, but, this...
Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
I’ll admit I dropped Eva Gates’ cozy Lighthouse Library Mystery series for a little while. Perhaps it was just my own over-indulgence in cozy mysteries right then. But, Something Read, Something Dead was an enjoyable mystery. And, Lucy Richardson...